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Health Ministry announces 950,000 of population of 9.3 million have been given first dose of inoculation, after some 153,000 get their shots Thursday

New Year’s Eve celebrations were muted by coronavirus restrictions in London and New York, while countries including Australia and New Zealand welcomed in 2021 with impressive firework displays.

Some 30,260 couples married this past year, compared to 34,083 in 2019, report says; but unions were actually up in some ultra-Orthodox cities

“The individual is a male in his 20s with no history of travel. The Department is working with the CDC on this investigation,” Florida Department of Health officials announced Thursday. (Image credit: Lynne Sladky/AP)

MIAMI — Florida health authorities late Thursday reported finding evidence of the latest U.S. case of the new and apparently more contagious coronavirus strain first seen in England, saying it was detected in a man with no recent travel history.

From Nobel prizewinners to celebrity Hanukkah videos — and some not insignificant peace deals for the Jewish state — here’s a partial list of a trying year’s brighter moments

Reviewing a year of crisis, ministry expresses hope for spring resurgence and announces plans to revitalize the industry

Barbara Boxer claims ‘no comparison’ between her 2004 electoral college objection and Hawley’s  Fox News 140 House Republicans expected to oppose Biden’s win  CNN GOP Sen. Ben Sasse slams Republicans who plan to delay certification of Joe Biden’s win  CNN Don’t be fooled,

Pfizer’s shot only begins having an effect 8-10 days after first injection, and only reaches full potential after the second dose

LONDON — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. Britain left the European bloc’s vast